Celebrating The Validation Of Ethiopia's National Ecosystem Assessment Report
National endorsement
The validation of Ethiopia’s assessment took place at a workshop held in Adama town, a city in Ethiopia’s rift valley. The workshop was attended by 111 individuals, including delegates from government ministries, representatives from local and regional offices, members of local communities, professional associations, non-governmental organisations, and media institutions. During the workshop, the authors presented the main findings of the assessment and key recommendations to the workshop attendees. High-level remarks were provided by His Excellency Professor Eyasu Elias, State Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture, and Mr. Tefera Tadesse, Director of Natural Resources at the Ministry of Agriculture, both of whom expressed their full support for seeing the findings of the assessment being integrated into appropriate national policies. The workshop was also used as an opportunity to celebrate the establishment of Ethiopia’s National Biodiversity Platform, soon to be launched, with members of the platform expressing their commitment to ensuring its success for bridging science and policy to support national decision making.
Ethiopia’s national ecosystem assessment process and findings
Having developed its assessment with support from the NEA Initiative since 2017, Ethiopia is among the first four countries launching its assessment in collaboration with UNEP-WCMC. Ethiopia’s national ecosystem assessment represents an important milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Read More...
